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Brothers Who Won Landmark Supreme Court Case Over Secret Pedophile Files Settle Cases with BSA
Five New Salvation Army Sexual Abuse Cases Filed
Idaho Legislature Passes Bill Giving Victims More Time to File Suit
LDS Church Told Turn Over Financial Information
Landmark Abuse Case Filed in Idaho this week
Mormon family's Sex Secrets
New Idaho Law Gives Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse the Hope of Justice
Sex abuse victims to promote awareness of new law
Spokane Catholic Diocese Bankruptcy Payments to Victims
Recent Updates
November 11, 2007
Bankruptcy Court Calls Catholic Church Dishonest
April 28, 2007
Brothers That Won Landmark Supreme Court case Exposing Secret BSA Pedophile Database Settle
April 02, 2007
Former Victims Speak Out Praising New Law Giving Rights to Victims
April 02, 2007
New law gives abuse victims more time
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Spokane Catholic Diocese Bankruptcy Payments to Victims
After more than five years of battling the Diocese of Spokane, approximately 90 of our clients will soon be receiving payments from the $48 million dollar settlement we negotiated in March of this year. Kate Pflaumer, the court appointed tort Claim Reviewer has interviewed the approximately 130 claimants over the past six months and is in the process of making her awards determinations. She will be notifying claimants of their awardsby letter in mid-October. Payments are expected to issue in early to mid November. We will be contacting clients with further information and instructions detailing the mechanics of transmitting the funds to them in the next couple of weeks.
